VERTICAL SECTION OF SKIN FROM THE GROIN. 



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2. The rete mucosum. (The section from which the illustration 

 has been drawn was taken from a negro, and the deep cells were pig- 

 mented.) 



3. The sharp line of demarcation between the epidermis 

 and the true skin. 



FIG. 59. VERTICAL SECTION OF SKIN PROM THE GROIN. Stained with Hsema. and Eosin. 



A. Epidermis. 



B. Deep, elongated cells of the rete mucosum. 



C. C. Papillae of true skin. 



D. D. Subcutaneous areolar tissue. 



E. E. Collections of adipose tissue. 



F. Shaft of hair (obliquely sectioned). 



G. Root-sheath of last. 

 H. Fibrous sheath of last. 



I. Hair papilla (vertical section^. 



J, J, J. Portions of sebaceous glands (one on the extreme right of the cut is seen in connec- 

 tion with the hair-follicle). 

 K, K. Arrectores pili. 



L. Hair-follicle with contained shaft of hair in very oblique section. 

 M, M. Coils of sudoriferous glands. 

 N. Spiral duct of last. 

 O, O. Arteries of subcutaneous plane. 



4. The papillae of the corium or derma. (Note the absence of 

 any sharp line dividing the corium and subcutaneous tissues). 



5. The larger blood-vessels of the subcutaneous region. 



